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| An Early Start on #1 |
On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Greg Sanfilippo and
Pat O’Brien of the USGA were on property at the Dye Course to begin the USGA
Course Setup and Preparation memo. The
course was walked hole by hole to review items such as heights of cut, mowing
lines, hole sign locations, practice facility preparation, and to begin to get
a feel for how the course should play during the 2015 USGA Junior Amateur. Although the championship is still almost two
years away, this gives an idea of how much planning and thought is put into a
tournament of this caliber. A big thanks
goes out to several of our members for their assistance during this site visit:
Dick Anderson, Karen Anderson, Al Thiess, and John Hicks, all of whom donated
several hours of their time to aid in this process.
Below are several photos from the two day visit.
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| Bill Hirchert and Greg Sanfilippo, of USGA, documenting item for the upcoming tournament in 2015 |
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Dick Anderson, Greg
Sanfilippo, and Derrick Garrou, Head Professional
Looking at just how
“Thick and Gnarly” the rough should be in 2015.
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Discussions and
documentation consumed most of the day during the tour.
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Almost every inch of
the course was covered and discussed.
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Al Thiess and John
Hicks enjoying a warm morning.
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